Street Conversation XIV
I asked a girl to pretend she was eating something, otherwise I couldn’t have done this lesson!
Sergiu: Ce mănânci?
What are you eating?
Girl: Spanac.
Spinach.
Sergiu: Cum e?
How is it?
Girl: Bun, foarte bun. Un pic sărat.
Good, very good. A little salty.
Grammar XIV
Verbs
We know how to say “to eat” in Romanian, now let’s look at the verbs “to taste” and “to drink”.
| Gust | I taste |
| Guști | You taste |
| Gustă | He, she tastes |
| Gustăm | We taste |
| Gustați | You taste |
| Gustă | They taste |
| Beau | I drink |
| Bei | You drink |
| Bea | He, she drinks |
| Bem | We drink |
| Beți | You drink |
| Beau | They drink |
Dialogue XIV
Sergiu: Ce mănânci?
What are you eating?
Daniela: Mănânc fructe.
I’m eating fruits.
Sergiu: Sunt bune?
Are they good?
Daniela: Da, sunt delicioase.
Yes, they’re delicious.
Key vocabulary XIV
Sărat – Salty
Dulce – Sweet (F.Sg. Dulce, M.Pl. Dulci, F.Pl. Dulci)
Amar – Bitter
Acru – Sour
Un pic – A little
Fruct (n.) – Fruit (Pl. Fructe)
Spanac – Spinach
Delicios – Delicious (F.Sg. Delicioasă, M.Pl. Delicioși, F.Pl. Delicioase)
Gust (n.) – Taste (Pl. Gusturi)
Măr (n.) – Apple (Pl. Mere)
Pâine (f.) – Bread (Pl. Pâini)
Legumă (f.) – Vegetable (Pl. Legume)
Morcov (m.) – Carrot (Pl. Morcovi)
Ou (n.) – Egg (Pl. Ouă)
Carne (f.) – Meat (Pl. Cărnuri)
Apă (f.) – Water
Lapte (n.) – Milk (Pl. Lăpturi)
Suc (n.) – Juice (Pl. Sucuri)
Supă (f.) – Soup (Pl. Supe)
Sare (f.) – Salt (Pl. Săruri)
Piper (m.) – Pepper (Pl. Piperi)
Bere (f.) – Beer (Pl. Beri)
Băutură (f.) – Drink (Pl. Băuturi)
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